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9. POKER
TOURNAMENT
Go all in for the Club! Our
signature poker tourna-
ment and party includes
cocktails, local eats, and
amazing raffle prizes!
Join VIPs, Club support-
ers, and friends at the
annual event. Spring
Open the door and take a
tour. Join us during Na-
tional Boys & Girls Club
Week to learn about the
BGCV and how it sup
ports kids in your com-
munity! Nearly 4,000
Boys & Girls Clubs
throughout the U.S., its
territories and on U.S.
military installations
around the world open
their doors to help youth
find their great futures.
March
12. GOT TALENT?
13. COLLEGE
TOURS
UC, CSU or private?
Teens get to see what
college life looks like first
hand. Teens join us to
tour campuses from San
Diego to Santa Barbara.
Spring
14. SUMMER
VOLUNTEER DAYS
11. BOYS & GIRLS
CLUB WEEK
Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice
Kick off the start of aca-
demic year with a visit to
the BGCV to meet the
staff, tour our building,
and learn about Fall pro-
grams. We’ll even serve
dinner and frozen yogurt.
Fall
Childhood obesity is a
growing problem, and
BGCV is working hard to
help reverse the trend
with programs that pro-
mote physical activity
and nutrition education.
GOT Talent is a quarterly
series of talent shows
and open mic events at
the Club. They provide
opportunities for Club
members who are partic-
ipating in our Fine and
Performing Art programs
to showcase their tal-
ents. Join us for inspiring
performances by Club
members, as well as sur-
prise performances and
lectures by guest artists,
dancers, and musicians.
Year-round
Corporations and other
groups who are looking
for an opportunity to give
back to their community
by completing a “Day of
Service” are welcome
over the Summer. Work
hands on with our kids at
a beach clean-up, build
out a Summer field day,
or joining the teens for a
trust and leadership high
ropes challenge. With no
set model for the day, we
work with you to organ-
ize a day that best fits
the parameters of your
group while fulling a
Club need. Summer
educational accomplish-
ments, scholarships, and
highlights of the Club’s
teen programming.
Summer
19. VENICE LIBRARY
FIELD TRIPS
16. BACK TO
SCHOOL – FALL
OPEN HOUSE
17. National Fitness
Competition
10. SET SAIL –
AWARDS
CEREMONY AND
FUNDRAISER
BGCV is hosting a special
fundraiser to benefit its
one-of-a-kind Sailing and
Kayaking program. Join
us as we honor signifi-
cant individuals or or-
ganizations that provide
our youth with access to
sailing and the pleasures
of our beautiful coastline
and marine wildlife.
Spring
(STEM). BGCV’s nation-
ally-recognized STEM
programs provide
dozens of activities that
range in complexity to
peak curiosity and in-
spire all Club members.
Fall
BGCV first and second
graders take a field trip
every week to the Venice
Library during our Sum-
mer Program and partici-
pate in a variety of
activities. This year our
young members were
able to build a city out of
recyclable materials,
learn the science behind
bubbles, and learn hip-
hop with an amazing in-
structor. Summer
20.KOBE BRYANT
MAMBA LEAGUE
BGCV uses the quarterly
National Fitness Compe-
titions to help Club mem-
bers set short-term
tangible health and fit-
ness goals. BGCV is
thrilled to partner with
the sponsors of these
events, Boys & Girls
Clubs of America and
Nestlé.
15. STEM FEST 18. SENIOR
SOCIAL
Stemfest celebrates
innovations in science
technology, engineering,
and mathematics A special send-off for
graduating Seniors de-
signed to celebrate their
Last year BGCV middle
school members were
able to be a part of the
Nike sponsored Kobe
Bryant Mamba League.
Sporting brand new Nike
and Kobe Bryant attire,
our members competed
in one game a week.
With a total of seven
teams, both male and fe-
male, our Club advanced
to the finals and one
lucky team was able to
meet Kobe Bryant!
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